🔥 DHS UNDER FIRE: Secretary Gnome Accused of “Lawless Leadership” as Rep. Ramirez Unleashes Explosive Oversight Showdown
A dramatic confrontation erupted on Capitol Hill as Rep. Delia Ramirez exposed shocking allegations against Secretary Gnome and the Department of Homeland Security. Her remarks painted a disturbing picture of an agency operating outside constitutional limits and ignoring judicial authority. What unfolded went beyond political disagreement — it was a direct accusation of systemic lawlessness at the highest levels of DHS.
Ramirez began by highlighting a deeply troubling statistic: more than 70 American citizens — not undocumented migrants — have been detained, kicked, dragged, or held for days by immigration agents. These findings contradict the administration’s public narrative that only dangerous criminals are targeted. Ramirez argued that the gap between DHS rhetoric and DHS reality is not just wide — it is dangerous.
She then confronted Gnome with reporting from ProPublica and NBC News showing that tens of thousands of non-criminal immigrants had been arrested under DHS leadership. The data flatly contradicted Gnome’s claims before Congress. In Ramirez’s words, this wasn’t a misunderstanding — it was a pattern of misleading the American people, lawmakers, and the courts.
One of the most explosive moments came when Ramirez accused Gnome of personally authorizing deportation flights to El Salvador despite a federal court order to stop. According to sworn statements and Justice Department findings, hundreds of people sent there reported being beaten, raped, or nearly killed. For Ramirez, this wasn’t just administrative overreach — it was a humanitarian crisis tied directly to DHS decision-making.
The clash intensified as Ramirez outlined a broader pattern: the use of chemical agents on civilians in Chicago despite judicial prohibition, unapproved surveillance tactics, warrantless arrests, and violent crowd control methods. She described these actions as part of an “unconstitutional war” on communities across the country — a war carried out by DHS, CBP, and deputized agents with little regard for oversight.
She also revealed that DHS leadership repeatedly ignored or dismissed congressional meeting requests, including from local ICE field directors. To Ramirez, this was not accidental but part of a deliberate culture of evasion. When federal agencies stop cooperating with elected oversight, she argued, democracy itself is endangered.
Ramirez concluded with a direct warning: Gnome must resign, be fired, or face impeachment. She announced that she had already taken the first step, submitting a formal request for the Judiciary Committee to investigate Gnome for potential impeachable offenses. Her message was blunt — accountability is coming, and refusal to respect the law will no longer be tolerated.
This dramatic hearing underscored a fundamental truth: when government leadership rejects oversight and ignores constitutional boundaries, the consequences are not abstract. They affect real people, real communities, and the integrity of the nation’s institutions. Ramirez’s confrontation serves as a national wake-up call — and a reminder that democracy survives only when those in power are held to the law they swear to uphold.
